Dear all,

I realize this is, strictly speaking, not the right place to ask for advice about a first law degree. Considering the vast amount of experience of a significant amount of the posters, I feel I might be able to get better answers here than elsewhere.

I am currently doing a non-law related undergraduate study, but I have a keen interest in law. With my grades and resume I should have a decent shot at gaining admittance to a top 15 school in the U.S. and Oxbridge in the U.K.

I am aiming at a career in banking law or corporate law. I have a profound interest in finance and I hope to express this in my later career as well. After completing my law degree I might do a LLM, but I would also considering going to business school for a degree in finance/accounting. Geographically speaking, I don't object against working in the US or the UK, but I would like to have to opportunity to work both in Europe and the U.S.

I know that there is no golden route to glory, but if some of you could offer me any kind of advice (concerning choosing between the U.S. and the U.K., the value of a business school degree over a LLM, or particular universites, or anything else you could think of), I would be more than grateful.

Kind regards,

Jac

Now I dont know about a business degree over an LLM but it depends what kind of career you want if your interested in Finance and the corporate world then going to an Investment bank is the way to go you will not be able to get wages then that from Law. Although I dont know about the later stages of the degree. Where did you do your first undergraduate degree, which country? I'm from the UK and you could do a CPE or GDL which take a year or you could do a PGLLG which City University offer, I graduated from there and thats why I know they do one, this is basically an LLB but they do it in two years with your first degree giving you a exemption of a year. Other institutions do it but I'm not sure any of the better law schools do that. I dont know how the US system works but if you took the CPE and then LPC route you would be able to qualify to become a solicitor that is if you manage to secure that elusive training contract. The UK universities are regarded highly but really the ones that I feel that are really recognised internationally are Oxbridge, LSE and maybe UCL and KCL (kings) but i'm not sure about Kings to be honest but it is very good. In the USA I think you need to be taking the LSAT to do the JD and I have no idea what thats all about.

Your asking about what place is better for legal education I could not tell you but in terms of the USA and this is unrelated to law so hopefully people will forgive this example but my Uncle went to MIT and I can assure that has opened many doors for him here in the UK as many of the big companies are multi-nationals and they like that there is a US educated person in the office who understands how things work overthere. This however is in the IT sector and MIT is a very good university but that is what has me thinking that the US is better but it is very costly. And that applys to were ever you do it because the CPE, GDL, PGLLB or even just an LLB will be expensive for a home student let alone a forign student plus the LPC is expensive, not to mention living if you come to London. But these are issue you should explore. Plus try to gain some work experience Law is not always what people think it is.

I hope this has helped.
Good luck